Teachers run for salary increases (Photo courtesy of ACT Teachers Party-list / Bulatlat.com)
Day: May 3, 2012
Protesters call the ADB, the “Anti-Development Bank”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) members led a lightning protest against the multilateral finance institution Asian Development Bank (ADB) as it opened its 45th annual meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila. The group burned a reproduction of the ADB logo, but instead of…
Aquino government’s job generation failure traced to lack of industrialization plan
By MARYA SALAMAT
The increase in underemployment rate from 18.8 percent in 2010 to 19.3 percent in 2011 – which translates to more than 186,000 – shows that it is low-quality jobs which account for the slight increase in employment under Aquino.
Bayan Muna warns China’s increasing incursions caused by JMSU agreement
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The progressive party-list Bayan Muna wants the Supreme Court to declare the Philippines’ involvement in the Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) project and other joint ventures on Philippines waters with China as unconstitutional. Three weeks ago, Chinese fishermen were discovered poaching in the Scarborough Shoal or the Bajo de…
Aquino’s unwavering commitment to the neoliberal dogma
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Rarely does one see Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to be so unequivocal and firm about policy issues. But recently, he did exhibit political will and decisiveness. Unfortunately for the working people, he demonstrated his resolve in rejecting two important issues confronting the Filipino worker: the call for a P125 increase…